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Hulu Is Set To Launch On Disney+ Globally By The End Of The Year

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A new “unified” Disney+ and Hulu streaming app will be available in 2026, the company said. According to a Disney rep, customers will still be able to buy a stand-alone Hulu subscription (as well as a stand-alone Disney+ plan).

“Today we are announcing a major step forward in strengthening our streaming offering by fully integrating Hulu into Disney+,” CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston said in prepared commentary on the media giant’s quarterly earnings. “This will create an impressive package of entertainment, pairing the highest-caliber brands and franchises, great general entertainment, family programming, news and industry-leading live sports content in a single app.”

The single Disney+ app with Hulu will deliver an “improved consumer experience,” which will lower churn, Iger said on the earnings call. Both services will be “on one tech platform,” which will result in cost synergies, according to Iger. In addition, Disney — which already sells ads for Disney+ and Hulu together — sees new opportunities for bundling ad sales by fully combining them, he said.

In their prepared remarks, the Disney execs said, “By creating a truly differentiated streaming offering, we will be providing subscribers tremendous choice, convenience, quality, and enhanced personalization. This will enhance our ability to continue to grow profitability and margins in our entertainment streaming business through expected higher engagement, lower churn, and advertising revenue potential, as well as operational efficiencies that over time may result in savings that we can reinvest back into the business.”

In addition, Hulu will become a global general entertainment brand: Starting in the fall of 2025, it will replace the Star tile on Disney+ internationally.

“Work is already underway to continue enhancing our technology, and over the coming months, we will be implementing numerous improvements within the Disney+ app, including exciting new features and a more personalized homepage,” Iger and Johnston said.

The move to fully sew Hulu together with Disney+ comes after Disney — following two years of negotiating — closed its deal with Comcast to buy out NBCUniversal‘s one-third stake in Hulu in June 2025. Disney paid Comcast in total about $9 billion, including $8.61 billion in November 2023 and $438.7 million this past June. Comcast had been seeking more than $13 billion for the 33% Hulu stake; the final price tag was determined through arbitration by a third-party banker.

Disney has already taken steps to integrate Hulu and Disney+. In the spring of 2024, the Disney+ app launched “full” integration of Hulu content, which the company has used as a way to convert stand-alone Disney+ customers into bundled Disney+/Hulu subs.

Also Wednesday, Disney announced that it will no longer report streaming subscriber numbers for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, following the lead of Netflix and others.

MTV Entertainment Studios, Home To Ridiculousness And Catfish: The TV Show Is Shutting Down

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A year ago, Paramount Television Studios was shuttered in a cost-cutting move as its parent company prepared to merge with Skydance.

With that deal on the verge of closing, the new Paramount is reviving the Paramount TV Studios name — which will in turn absorb one of the company’s two remaining studio operations as well as the formerly independent Skydance Television.

Skydance TV president Matt Thunell is set to lead Paramount TV Studios, reporting to Dana Goldberg, the newly named co-chair of Paramount Pictures (with Josh Greenstein) and chair of Paramount Television.

The reconstituted Paramount TV Studios will house productions currently under Showtime/MTV Entertainment, the home of prolific creator Taylor Sheridan (the Yellowstone-verse, Landman et al), key Showtime series like the Dexter franchise and Yellowjackets, and Netflix’s Emily in Paris, among others. It will also be home to Skydance productions including Prime Video’s Reacher and Cross — which were co-productions with the former Paramount TV Studios.

Paramount announced in August 2024 that PTVS, then led by Nicole Clemens, would shut down. Its productions — including the aforementioned Reacher and Cross and Apple TV+’s Murderbot — moved to CBS Studios. The shutdown was part of a wave of cost-cutting moves, which included hundreds of layoffs, in the year-plus leading up to the merger, which is set to formally close on Aug. 7.

Former Paramount co-CEO Chris McCarthy previously headed Showtime/MTV Entertainment but will not remain with the merged company after the deal closes. Keith Cox, head of scripted at Showtime/MTV Entertainment, is expected to stay on; Cox has a long working relationship with Sheridan and David C. Glasser, the head of 101 Studios which co-produces Sheridan’s shows and Showtime’s The Agency.

Thunell became president of Skydance TV in late 2022 after nearly eight years at Netflix, where he oversaw development and production of series in the U.S. and Canada.

Former Paramount co-CEO George Cheeks will have CBS Studios in his portfolio as the merged company’s chair of TV media, which also includes the CBS network and the company’s cable channels.

Why A Sports Only Package Seemed Speculative But Unlikely For DStv?

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As reported, MultiChoice is planning to restructure it's DStv packages giving consumers the option of paying for TLC and Mzansi Magic minus SuperSport. Also within the test run, is the possibility of unbundling SuperSport from the rest of the DStv offering.

This has been something Sky in the UK and their potential new owners Canal+ had in France. MultiChoice had acknowledged falling behind with other parts of the world and in its bid to attract DStv consumers will be the unbundling of its offering.

There's a reason various outlets have been highly skeptical about SuperSport becoming its own standalone platform. Take a page of Showmax PRO, some consumers would subscribe for certain matches then cancel making it hard for MultiChoice to accommodate these viewers.

Canal+ had also offered such service in the markets in which it operates and concluded to say everyone that has tried this failed.

So what MultiChoice proposed in earlier drafts was giving consumers the option of paying for local dramas, cartoons, music and movie channels. In an attempt to make rates affordable for its top tier consumers give them the option to get a football only package with other sports on a separate package.

Those choosing to pay for both packages would be offered a discounted rate. A formula Canal+ already incorporate and one MultiChoice will likely adapt when concluding their trial in the coming months.

How To Add A Clickable Image Banner To Your Blogger Website?

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Ever wanted a banner that fits the layout of your website be it on a laptop or android smartphone well you can thank me later as I've got the perfect widget for this occasion.

Step 1: Go to Blogger's layout section and click Add Gadgets

Step 2: You will have to choose HTML/JavaScript and copy the code provided below

</a>

</div>

Notes

• By <a href> replace the link with the page or site of your choosing

• For <img src> I needed to go to Blogger's posts to get the image link which would require you to upload the image and you'll find a button similar to this one "< >" click it and select html view. Within there select the href that link would make up img src or the component that helps display images.

How To Add A Custom Content Banner Widget To Your Blogger Website?

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Ever wanted to add a custom banner to your blogger website to display certain places of your site or platforms you're currently subscribed to. Good news, we've got a widget to match your liking as seen above.

Step 1: Go to Blogger's layout section and click Add Gadgets

Step 2: You will have to choose HTML/JavaScript and copy the code provided below

<h3>Explore Our Content!</h3>

<p>Check out our latest posts and resources.</p>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/p/posts-you-might-like.html?m=1" class="banner-btn">Cartoon Games</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/p/featured-attractions.html?m=1" class="banner-btn">DStv Highlights</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Everyday%20Novelas?m=1" class="banner-btn">Telenovela Updates</a>

<a href="https://www.mediafire.com/folder/7vznku6zvg906/Insidus+Collection" class="banner-btn">Insidus Plus - Documents And Games</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Openview%20Plus?m=1" class="banner-btn">Openview Highlights</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/p/posts-you-might-like.html?m=1" class="banner-btn">News On Animation</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Sports%20Entertainment?m=1" class="banner-btn">Sports Highlights</a>

<a href="https://taplink.cc/prsdube16" class="banner-btn">Social Platforms</a>

<a href="https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/search/label/Video%20Entertainment?m=1" class="banner-btn">Streaming Highlights</a>

</div>

<style>

.custom-banner {

background-color: #FFFFFF;

border: 0px solid #ddd;

border-radius: 8px;

padding: 20px;

text-align: center;

margin: 10px auto;

max-width: 1200px; /* Adjust width as needed */

}

.banner-content h3 {

font-size: 24px;

margin: 0 0 10px;

color: #333;

}

.banner-content p {

font-size: 16px;

color: #666;

margin: 0 0 15px;

}

.banner-buttons {

display: flex;

justify-content: center;

gap: 10px;

flex-wrap: wrap;

}

.banner-btn {

background-color: #ff0000;

color: #ffff00 !important;

padding: 10px 20px;

text-decoration: none;

border-radius: 5px;

font-size: 10px;

transition: background-color 0.3s;

white-space: nowrap;

}

.banner-btn:hover {

background-color: #0056b3;

color: #ffff00

}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

.custom-banner {

max-width: 90%;

padding: 10px;

}

.banner-buttons {

flex-direction: column;

}

.banner-btn {

width: 88%;

margin-bottom: 10px;

}

</style>

Notes

• By <a></a> you can remove the links within href and replace them with your own

• Before closing with </a> you can give your link a name

How To Add A Recent Posts Slider To Your Blogger Website?

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You may have visited a couple of websites and noticed that their posts move automatically in a vertical position and wondered how you can get this on your blogger website. Below is some types on how you can get this widget on your blogger website.

Step 1: Go to Blogger's layout section and click Add Gadgets

Step 2: You will have to choose HTML/JavaScript and copy the code provided below

Below this recent post slider shows posts based on particular label

</div>

<style>

#recent-posts-slider {

overflow: hidden;

width: auto; /* Ensure full width */

background: #f9f9f9;

border: 0px solid #ddd;

padding: 10px;

}

#recent-posts-list {

display: flex;

gap: 15px;

animation: slide-left linear infinite;

list-style: none;

padding: 0;

margin: 0;

}

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 220px;

max-width: 220px;

background: transparent;

border: 0px solid #ccc;

padding: 5px;

box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);

text-align: center;

}

#recent-posts-list img {

max-width: 100%;

height: auto;

margin-bottom: 8px;

}

#recent-posts-list a {

text-decoration: none;

color: #ff6a00;

font-weight: bold;

}

/* Media Queries for responsiveness */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 150px; /* Reduce the min-width on mobile */

max-width: 150px;

}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 120px; /* Further reduce for smaller screens */

max-width: 120px;

}

@keyframes slide-left {

0% { transform: translateX(0); }

100% { transform: translateX(-100%); }

}

</style>

const feedUrl = "https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/Upcoming?alt=json"; // Change 'Tech' to your label

const list = document.getElementById("recent-posts-list");

fetch(feedUrl)

.then(res => res.json())

.then(data => {

const posts = data.feed.entry || [];

posts.slice(0, 10).forEach(post => {

const title = post.title.$t;

const link = post.link.find(l => l.rel === "alternate").href;

let thumb = "https://via.placeholder.com/220x150?text=No+Image";

if (post.media$thumbnail) {

thumb = post.media$thumbnail.url;

} else if (post.content && post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)) {

thumb = post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)[1];

}

const li = document.createElement("li");

li.innerHTML = `

<div>${title}</div>

</a>

list.appendChild(li);

});

const speed = 40;

list.style.animationDuration = `${speed}s`;

})

.catch(err => {

console.error("Failed to load recent posts:", err);

list.innerHTML = "<li>Failed to load posts.</li>";

});

</script>

This recent posts slider shows all posts by default

</div>

<style>

#recent-posts-slider {

overflow: hidden;

width: auto; /* Ensure full width */

background: #f9f9f9;

border: 0px solid #ddd;

padding: 10px;

}

#recent-posts-list {

display: flex;

gap: 15px;

animation: slide-left linear infinite;

list-style: none;

padding: 0;

margin: 0;

}

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 220px;

max-width: 220px;

background: transparent;

border: 0px solid #ccc;

padding: 5px;

box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);

text-align: center;

}

#recent-posts-list img {

max-width: 100%;

height: auto;

margin-bottom: 8px;

}

#recent-posts-list a {

text-decoration: none;

color: #ff6a00;

font-weight: bold;

}

/* Media Queries for responsiveness */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 150px; /* Reduce the min-width on mobile */

max-width: 150px;

}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

#recent-posts-list li {

min-width: 120px; /* Further reduce for smaller screens */

max-width: 120px;

}

@keyframes slide-left {

0% { transform: translateX(0); }

100% { transform: translateX(-100%); }

}

</style>

const feedUrl = "https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json";

const list = document.getElementById("recent-posts-list");

fetch(feedUrl)

.then(res => res.json())

.then(data => {

const posts = data.feed.entry || [];

posts.slice(0, 10).forEach(post => {

const title = post.title.$t;

const link = post.link.find(l => l.rel === "alternate").href;

let thumb = "https://via.placeholder.com/220x150?text=No+Image";

if (post.media$thumbnail) {

thumb = post.media$thumbnail.url;

} else if (post.content && post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)) {

thumb = post.content.$t.match(/<img[^>]+src="([^">]+)/)[1];

}

const li = document.createElement("li");

li.innerHTML = `

<div>${title}</div>

</a>

list.appendChild(li);

});

const speed = 40;

list.style.animationDuration = `${speed}s`;

})

.catch(err => {

console.error("Failed to load recent posts:", err);

list.innerHTML = "<li>Failed to load posts.</li>";

});

</script>

Notes

• By const feedURL replace it with your URL and the Upcoming label replace it with any label on your website

• The const speed widget goes faster if decrease below 40

• By posts slice (0,10) this is where you decide how many posts you want to have displayed

The FCC Approves Paramount And Skydance's Merger Attempt

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The Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for Paramount Global to complete its merger with Skydance Media, announcing Thursday that it has approved the deal. The decision removes a final hurdle for the media and entertainment companies to close their transaction.

The FCC's approval, which was necessary for the deal to move forward, caps a long-running corporate saga over the fate of Paramount, which owns Paramount+, the Paramount Pictures movie and television studios, the CBS television network and CBS News and Stations. Paramount also owns Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and other media brands.

Paramount Global agreed to merge with David Ellison's Skydance Media in July 2024 after briefly halting negotiations the month before. The deal followed a long, turbulent sales process that drew interest from other major corporate players and investors, including Seagram heir Edgar Bronfman Jr., media mogul Barry Diller, Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Allen Media, the company controlled by former comedian Byron Allen.

Paramount had said it expected to close the $8.4 billion merger in the first half of 2025. But the first half of the year came and went, and the merger remained under review by the FCC and its chair Brendan Carr, who had been appointed to the role earlier this year by President Trump.

Late on July 1, Paramount announced it had settled a lawsuit with Mr. Trump over the editing of a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris, a suit that Paramount told the court was without merit. The company agreed to pay $16 million — most of which would go to Mr. Trump's presidential library — and agreed to publish transcripts of future "60 Minutes" interviews with presidential candidates after those interviews air on the show. Mr. Trump has since said he expects Paramount's new owners to offer him about $20 million in advertising and PSAs. Paramount said in a statement it had no knowledge of any commitments to Mr. Trump outside of its $16 million settlement, and Skydance didn't respond to requests for comment.

In two letters to the FCC earlier this week, Skydance pledged to hire a CBS News ombudsman to review complaints of editorial bias for a period of at least two years, and the company confirmed that Paramount had eliminated or modified its DEI programs and hiring practices earlier this year.

E! News Nightly Show Has Been Cancelled On E! As The Brand Pivots Toward A Digital Future

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E! News has been canceled as a linear television show, a source with knowledge of the decision. It will officially end on Sept. 25; the nightly entertainment-news program launched in 1991. The show had a two-year hiatus during COVID. E! News will continue on as a digital brand.

Employees learned of the cancellation news yesterday. Tonight’s show will be a repeat; new episodes will resume next week. Access Hollywood and Access Daily will continue on as normal from their production facility at Terrace Studios.

Some E! News correspondents will follow the channel to Versant (formerly referred to simply as SpinCo.), the source said, though those roles are as TBD.

NBCUniversal has split itself in two. The NBC broadcast network, the studios, Peacock and Bravo will stay as key pieces of NBCU; all of the rest (USA Network, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel, plus digital businesses Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes and Golf Now) will make up new company Versant.

Versant will be led by CEO Mark Lazarus, chief financial officer and chief operating officer Anand Kini, and chairman David Novak; other senior executives will be plucked from the ranks of NBCUniversal.

Cable channel E! still airs (some) original programming, like Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, as well as acquired content. The network recently announced upcoming series Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!’s Dirty Rotten Scandals. The network remains a destination for red-carpet coverage as well as January’s Critics Choice Awards.

Paramount Global Looking To Shutter Both BET And MTV Base Africa In Major Restructure

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Paramount Global‘s Africa offices may close, local channels may be shuttered, and staffers’ roles could be impacted, company executives told employees in the region on Tuesday.

The company has been prioritizing investments in its growing streaming business and core global content as it navigates shifts in audience behavior and the macro-economic environment. As part of that, it is reviewing its international pay TV strategy and considering adjustments to its linear channel portfolio in international markets, with a focus on cable brands. Management has also signaled a focus on businesses and regions with the most opportunity for revenue growth.

Tuesday’s news comes as Paramount continues to wait for FCC approval of Skydance Media’s deal to acquire it. THR understands that Paramount has fewer than 100 employees in Africa between its offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria.

“We are at a point in our journey where we are facing immense industry disruption,” Monde Twala and Craig Paterson, co-general managers of Paramount Africa, said in a staff memo obtained by THR. “Our team is not immune to potential changes as our organization evaluates its pay TV strategy and local channel footprint here in Africa.”

In June, Paramount unveiled further U.S. workforce cuts to the tune of 3.5 percent, following a 15 percent reduction last year. As of the end of 2024, Paramount Global had 18,600 employees worldwide. Co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins said in a June memo that the focus was on U.S. headcount but the moves “may also result in some impacts to our workforce outside the U.S. over time.”

Twala and Paterson acknowledged in their staff memo: “Today was incredibly difficult. We want you to know your greatness is seen. We reach out with a heavy heart, but also with immense pride. Your dedication to excellence, creativity and passion for leveraging the power of our content have been the driving force behind our many accomplishments.”

They concluded: “We understand the coming weeks may be tough and feel unsettling. Through it all, please know your efforts are valued beyond measure.”

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